It once again raised the question of leadership in the LNP if the Ashgrove swing against Mr Newman is greater than the 5.7 per cent he holds the seat by.

Treasurer Tim Nicholls, considered a front-runner, along with Lawrence Springborg and John-Paul Langbroek, refused to be drawn on "plan B".

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Though nobody will speak of alternate leadership options for the LNP, Newman has been emphasising the word 'team' in his delivery.

Photo: Renee Melides

"I am confident that the Premier has done the work in Ashgrove, the voters of Ashgrove understand that the decision they make is going to be the same decision that is made in Clayfield, or anywhere else in the state," he said on Thursday.

"I think the polls are a matter for you good folk to make commentary on and I am sure there are many people who want to do that and good luck to them.

"I am simply saying our job is to stay focused on making sure we can address the needs and wants of Queenslanders."

Mr Newman abandoned plans for a north and regional Queensland electoral blitz on Thursday, suddenly changing plans and returning to Brisbane after a visit to Cairns.

Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk.

Photo: Renee Melides

With Mr Newman "strategising" with his campaign team for the last day on the hustings, it was left to Mr Nicholls to defend whether ditching the seat blitz sent the message the government was panicked.

"I think he has been to Townsville three times during this campaign," he said.

"I've been there, the Deputy Premier has been there, various ministers have been there. He's been there many times."

The quick return to Brisbane was also seen as a way of capitalising on Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk's gaffe on Thursday morning, when she was unable to answer what the GST rate was. The government lost control of their campaign over the long weekend and have spent the last few days attempting to put it back on track.

Despite calling for a snap election in the middle of school holidays, Mr Newman said he only now, in the final week, believed voters were engaged and listening to the political parties,

But Mr Nicholls didn't believe the LNP campaign had gone wrong.

"I think this campaign has been a textbook about how to show the people of Queensland what it is the LNP as a government has done, what we will continue to do and how we can fund the future," he said.

Ms Palaszczuk's misstep - on the same day Labor was delivering their costings plan - was seen as an opportunity for the government to go to ground and let the Opposition take centre stage in the media spotlight.

Both the LNP and Labor have one more day to convince swinging voters who to vote for. The Leader's Debate, scheduled for lunchtime, is seen as a crucial part of that. Mr Newman will be keen to highlight the lack of policy detail or plans Labor have presented, while Ms Palaszczuk is expected to once again remind voters of the government's record.